Queensland Minerals
A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition
MOUNT ISA COPPER MINE
494086
1.3 KM WEST OF MOUNT ISA.
Date Recorded:
Descriptive Location:
Grid Reference:
Latitude  -20.7261 Longitude  139.4769
OPERATING
AMG Zone 54  341400 mE  7707400 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 6756 MOUNT ISA
19/January/2006
Other Names for Deposit / Mine
Enterprise
Black Rock
Mount Isa Deep Copper Mine
Mount Isa
Commodities
Size
Size Definition
COPPER
GIANT
>2 000 000 tonnes CU
COBALT
MEDIUM
1 000 - 20 00 tonnes CO
SILVER
SMALL
5 - 500 tonnes AG
ANTIMONY
VERY SMALL
<50 tonnes SB
Production Details
Period:
1/01/1942
31/12/1996
to
COPPER
OTHER
4824742.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/1996
30/06/1997
to
COPPER
METAL
176537.0 tonnes
SILVER
19726.0 kilograms
ANTIMONY
17.0 tonnes
COBALT
1077.0 tonnes
4,474,962
Period:
1/07/1997
30/06/1998
to
tonnes ore
COPPER
METAL
146945.0 tonnes
SILVER
14847.0 kilograms
COBALT
604.0 tonnes
ANTIMONY
12.0 tonnes
4,523,425
Period:
1/07/1998
30/06/1999
to
tonnes ore
COPPER
METAL
159612.0 tonnes
SILVER
16575.0 kilograms
COBALT
675.0 tonnes
ANTIMONY
12.0 tonnes
5,032,311
Period:
1/07/1999
30/06/2000
to
tonnes ore
COPPER
METAL
183627.0 tonnes
SILVER
17922.0 kilograms
COBALT
6821.0 tonnes
ANTIMONY
5.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2000
30/06/2001
to
ANTIMONY
2.0 tonnes
COBALT
708.0 tonnes
COPPER
METAL
187597.0 tonnes
SILVER
20736.0 kilograms
Period:
1/07/2001
30/06/2002
to
COPPER
METAL
193482.0 tonnes
SILVER
22804.0 kilograms
COBALT
819.0 tonnes
ANTIMONY
13.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2002
30/06/2003
to
COPPER
METAL
165513.0 tonnes
SILVER
15901.0 kilograms
COBALT
495.0 tonnes
ANTIMONY
14.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2003
30/06/2004
to
COPPER
METAL
158731.0 tonnes
ANTIMONY
7.0 tonnes
COBALT
708.0 tonnes
SILVER
19184.0 kilograms
Period:
1/07/2004
30/06/2005
to
COPPER
METAL
173466.0 tonnes
ANTIMONY
8.0 tonnes
COBALT
678.0 tonnes
SILVER
18317.0 kilograms